Citizenship: “Eight ways to change the world”

The Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) in partnership with the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities (ANMP) are organising a conference in Lisbon on 12 & 13 October 2006 focusing on the contribution of local and regional government to the eradication of poverty. The conference, with the title "Eight ways to change the world", will focus on the contribution of local and regional governments towards the achievement of the United Nation's Millennium Development Goals. Among those taking part will be the Portuguese President Cavaco Silva, his predecessor Jorge Sampaio, the Portuguese Prime Minister José Socrates and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees and former head of the Portuguese government Antonio Guterres (also Portuguese).